Abrupt changes: The achilles' heels of the earth system

Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 8-20

  Steflen, Will ^a   Andreae, Meinrat O ^a   Bolin, Bert ^a   Cox, Peter M ^a   Crutzen, Paul J ^a   Cubasch, Ulrich ^a   Held, Hemuznn ^a   Nakidenovic, Nebojia ^a   Scholes, Robert J ^a   Talaue Mcmanus, Liana ^a   Turner, B L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTICA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GLOBAL CHANGE; OZONE LAYER; REVIEW;

EID: 2942530863     PISSN: 00139157     EISSN: 19399154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00139150409604375     Document Type: Article

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